What's happening
This bill expands the prohibition on "canned shoots" of non-native big game mammals, broadening what counts as a fee and closing loopholes on confined hunting.
Why it matters
Closes payment loopholes. By expanding the definition of "fee" to include payments for room, board, meals, lodging, or any other goods or services, the bill prevents operators from evading the law by charging for amenities instead of directly charging for hunting.
Broadens the definition of confined hunting. The bill removes the specific size limit (ten or less contiguous acres) and now prohibits confined hunts in any fenced or otherwise escape-proof area, making it harder to justify "canned shoots" by citing larger enclosures.
Strengthens animal welfare protections. By tightening these restrictions, the bill aims to further discourage the practice of hunting non-native big game mammals in artificial, inescapable settings, addressing ethical concerns about fair chase and humane treatment.
Increases enforceability. The clarified language helps enforcement agencies more easily identify and prosecute illegal canned shoots, reducing ambiguity and closing previous regulatory gaps.
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Ban Canned Big Game Hunts
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- Referred to environmental conservation
- Referred to environmental conservation
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Ban Canned Big Game Hunts
In Senate Committee · Rules · Sponsor Liz Krueger
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STATE OF NEW YORK
883
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 14, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. GLICK, PAULIN, COLTON, JAFFEE, ENGLEBRIGHT, L. ROSENTHAL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, CUSICK, DINOWITZ, GALEF, GOTTFRIED, PERRY, TITUS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the prohibition on canned shoots
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 11-1904 of the environmental conservation law, as added by chapter 208 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows:
1. No person who owns, operates or manages a facility that harbors non-native big game mammals shall knowingly permit:
a. The taking on such premises by any person who pays [a] any fee to take a live non-native big game mammal by any of the following means:
(1) the shooting or spearing of a non-native big game mammal that is tied or hobbled;
(2) the shooting or spearing of a non-native big game mammal that is staked or attached to any object;
(3) the shooting or spearing of a non-native big game mammal that is confined in a box, pen, cage or similar container [of ten or less contiguous acres] or in a fenced or other area from which there is no means for such mammal to escape;
(4) the deliberate release of a non-native big game mammal that is confined in a box, pen, cage or similar container [of ten or less contiguous acres] or in a fenced or other area from which there is no means for such mammal to escape in the presence of any person who is, or will be, shooting or spearing such non-native big game mammal.
b. For purposes of this section:
(1) shooting shall mean the discharge of any type of firearm or bow and arrow; [and]
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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(2) spearing shall mean the use of any hand or mechanically propelled single or multiple pronged pike, blade, or harpoon; and
(3) fee shall include, but not be limited to, the payment of any compensation or remuneration for room, board, meals, lodging or any other goods or services on the premises.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
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